Act 6: Chapter 37: For the True Peace
BGM: Nature-River
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When Lunaire and I emerged onto the surface through the 100th floor teleportation magic circle of the《Cocytus》… We found ourselves surrounded by an even thicker rampart than when we had first entered.
It seemed that the subjugation of the monsters that had already crawled outside was already complete.
The gathered adventurers raised cheers, praising each other’s accomplishments.
It had already been three days since Lunaire and I left the surface, and the number of adventurers gathered had swelled to many times what it was back then.
I had heard even before we went in that they were using the Sophia Trading Company’s influence to gather people, but still, it was pretty impressive how they managed to gather this many in just a few days.
「Looks like they successfully subjugated the monsters without any trouble.」
Veranta came walking toward us.
「I’m glad to hear the monsters on the surface have been subjugated.」「Things did get a little hectic. In the end, most of the forces we had stationed across the land to protect key locations in this world had to be recalled here. I just hope the higher beings don’t take advantage of this opening… At any rate, we should first honestly celebrate the fact that we were able to resolve the major incident before us. I’ll rebuild it and strengthen that old temple which had sealed the《Cocytus》.」
Thanks to his abilities, Veranta was incredibly versatile, and on top of that, his pure leadership skills were impressive, that was truly reassuring.
I'm truly grateful to have him on our side.
If it weren’t for him, the damage caused by Lucifer would no doubt have multiplied many times over.
「Most of the people gathered this time are at least A-rank adventurers around level 70, right? There shouldn’t be that many above that level. And yet, in the《Cocytus》enemies above level 1000 aren’t even rare, so it’s amazing the front line held out as well as it did.」
「I lend them my equipment after all. Besides, even in this world, there are a fair number of people above level 200. The kind of folks who wouldn’t show themselves even if an entire country were on the brink of collapse, those are the ones the Sophia Trading Company can actually mobilise.」
Veranta explained with a proud look on his face.
Indeed, even Cardinal Wardell’s 《Divine Execution Knight》 was around level 300.
The idea that there were such powerful forces scattered aroundt the world who never step onto the public stage, starting to make a sense to me.
Suddenly, an even louder cheer could be heard from afar.
「Look, it's Dragon God, Pomera-sama!」
「Thanks to Dragon God Pomera-sama, we were able to overcome this monster disaster!」
「Thank you very much, Dragon God Pomera-sama!」
「The world is saved because of you!」
…I heard familiar name, but it got an unfamiliar title attached to it.
「E-excuse me, give me a way please… Please move aside! Um, Kanata-san have returned, I have to go see him…!」
I could see Pomera being pushed around by the crowd, flustered and overwhelmed.
「Dragon God… Pomera?」
Veranta nodded when I asked.
「…Zorophilia had taken the form of the Primordial Dragon and fought alongside Pomera, but it seems that the story got passed around with quite a few twists.」 ꞦἁΝоʙƐ𝒮
「…Ah, yeah, I see. That sort of thing has happened a few times before, so I kind of get the picture now.」
Up until now, Pomera had already been praised as the saint, saint fist, and even drunken saint, but it seems she’s finally been elevated to the status of a god.
「Since Kanata has returned, that must mean the whole monster eradication quest has been taken care of.」
Rosmonde appeared behind us as Veranta and I had such a conversation.
「So you're helping out too, Rosemonde-san.」
「Did I not say so? After getting involved this much, I had every intention of seeing it through to the end. I am, after all, one of the A-rank adventurers myself.」
At that moment, Ramiel swiftly flew in and landed beside Rosemonde.
「Heh, still alive, are you? For them to fail at taking you out this many times, maybe those higher being are just a useless bunch. Kihihihi.」
After letting out a cackling laugh, Ramiel narrowed her eyes and glared at Pomera in the distance, and then she heaved a sigh.
「…Still, seeing that little girl being worshipped as a dragon god, well, I’ve got some thoughts about that myself.」
Ramiel seems to participate too.
Still, I didn’t expect her to actually come over just for me..
「Are you by chance… Coming because of Rosemonde?」
「Hah?」
Ramiel shot an irritated glare at me.
「Ah, no, forget about it…」
Just how much this dragonfolk like Rosemonde?
「Rosemonde also coming for Kanata.」
A girl was walking toward us. She wore a light robe, and on her hands were simple pair of gauntlets that protected the backs of her hands.
The slightly cold expression, and forelocks that trimmed neatly at the same height was something akin to her trademark.
「Kotone… San?」
She was Kotone Takanashi, a fellow otherworlder like me, known as the《Ares Hand》. The last time I saw her was in the magic city of Manarak.
「I see… so you summoned other otherworlders too, huh…」
I’d heard before that the《Gift Skill》often granted to otherworlders could potentially became balance breakers in this world.
Even if Kotone’s own level wasn’t particularly high, thanks to the《Ares Hand》, enabled her to wield any weapon with perfect mastery.
If Veranta had provided the right equipment for her, she would have become a formidable force capable of taking on even the monsters from《Cocytus》.
「I heard the gist of the situation from that masked man over there… Sounds like things have gotten pretty messed up. I have no idea you were caught up in something so outrageous.」
Said Kotone.
「…Yeah. It seems that because of my selfishness, those swarms of monsters ended up being unleashed.」
「Well, considering those so-called gods were doing whatever they pleased, it's bound to happen sooner or later. You shouldn’t blame yourself too much.」
「Thank you…」
It seems that Veranta had been sharing the details with the otherworlders.
Originally, all the otherworlders had direct contact with higher being. On top of that, each one possesses a skill with immense potential.
Maybe he figured it’s better to tell the otherworlders everything and ask for their cooperation rather than trying to hide the real situation from them.
「Well, I'm afraid that the entire world would turn into chaos if I revealed everything to everyone who come to this place」
I muttered that to myself, quietly convinced.
「Well… I planned to make an official announcement.」
Veranta responded to my muttered words with those remarks.
「… EH?」
I was at lost for words, unable to comprehend what he said a moment ago.
「I said I intend to announce this matter officially. I’ll expose the truth to all of people living in Locklore, the fact that this world has been nothing more than a worthless form of entertainment for the higher beings.」
It was an absolutely explosive statement.
It left me completely dumbfounded.
If they go through with that, this world would completely lose its role as entertainment for the higher beings.
Because no matter how unreasonable or disastrous something might be, everyone would know it was Veranta and his group doing.
The meaning and perception of every event that occurs in this world would be drastically altered before and after the revelation.
「To start with, I’ll start by revealing the truth to the adventurers gathered here. Then, I’ll gather promising individuals, train them, and assemble a force of high-level warriors. So that from here on out, no matter how much the higher beings struggle, they won’t be able to interfere with this world anymore.」
「I-Isn’t that a bit… Too dangerous? If you make things that unshakable, who knows what they might do…」
「What are you hesitating for? The moment I chose to side with you, I knew this is the only path forward. The die has already been cast. We must be thorough in eradicate the interference of the higher beings from this world. Most of their planted schemes have already been removed, and the rest are under strict control. Even so, they insist on sending forces into our world. That’s why we will forge an invincible army, one capable of instantly repelling anything they throw at us.」
「What…!」
「Kanata, you're not still under the illusion that this is just your personal battle at this point, are you? We're going to liberate Locklore from the higher beings. This is a rebellion against them, a fight waged by all of humanity in Locklore.」
This matter had turned into quite a big deal…
No, maybe this was the kind of story it was meant to be from the beginning.
My existence, which was not intended by the higher beings, continues to diminish the value of Locklore in their eyes. In the end, there was no other choice but to fight for the fate of this world.
「I want to see it. A true Locklore, no longer a mere garden ruled by the malice of the higher beings. It's you who showed me that dream, Kanata, Lunaire. So don’t you dare tell me, after coming this far, that you're not prepared.」
「Yes, of course. We've come this far. I can't even begin to imagine what the higher beings will throw at us next, but we've already retrieved the world's planted schemes, and we've fended off both Luniman and Lucifer. We'll push forward as far as we can.」
I felt that Veranta was smiling upon hearing my response.
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